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Date: 2025-11-26 12:18:42+00:00UTC

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CNN: Fulton County, Georgia, jail leadership resigns after inmate's death and accusations of unsanitary conditions

Three officials at the Fulton County, Georgia, jail have stepped down amid an investigation into the death of an inmate whose family said was housed in a filthy, bug-infested cell that "was not fit for a diseased animal."

The Straits Times: Mountbatten Vocational School closes after 50 years of training students with special needs

Parents worry their children will regress if they stay at home without activities to occupy them.

The New York Times: Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office

President Trump has always used his stamina and energy as a political strength. But that image is getting harder for him to sustain.

CNN: He was free for 2 years. Now Crosley Green is back in prison for a crime he says he didn't commit

A Florida man who served three decades behind bars for a murder he says he didn't commit returned to prison Monday after spending the past two years building a life outside prison walls.

The Straits Times: Police NSF offered cash to 3 teen boys, asked if he could perform sex acts on them

Muhammad Shafirul Danish Muhammad Shaffie is expected to be sentenced in December.

The New York Times: Fact Check: Is Trump Right About Affordability?

President Trump has made misleading statements about the cost of a Thanksgiving meal, turkey and gasoline.

CNN: Tennessee Air National Guardsman applied to be a hitman online, the FBI says. It was a spoof website and now he's facing charges

A Tennessee Air National Guardsman is facing charges after applying to be a hitman on a spoof "rent-a-hitman" website, according to the Department of Justice.

The Straits Times: Ex-employee charged after allegedly cheating People’s Association of over $10k in false claims

The association said it has dismissed Soh Gim Loon from service following an internal disciplinary investigation.

The New York Times: Trump’s Retribution Push Has Expanded Even as It Hits Legal Barriers

A judge dismissed indictments against two of the president’s foes, but a new Pentagon investigation of a prominent Democrat shows how he is using a whole- of-government approach to punish those who cross him.

CNN: Family of victim and survivors of Indianapolis FedEx mass shooting file lawsuit against gun magazine manufacturer and distributors

The family of a victim and several survivors of a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis filed a lawsuit against companies involved in the manufacturing, marketing and sale of the high capacity magazine used by the gunman who killed 8 people and injured several others [...]

The Straits Times: Woman found with over 1,200 tobacco sticks, vapes at Changi Airport

The case has been referred to the Health Sciences Authority for further investigations.

The New York Times: Donors to Trump’s Transition Revealed a Year Later

A 46-person list includes billionaires and people he went on to appoint to positions of power.

CNN: GOP prepared to block vote to replace Feinstein on Senate Judiciary

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday that he hopes to replace Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee with Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland and aims to set up a floor vote on the issue this afternoon, which Republicans are expected to block. [...]

The Straits Times: Cordlife will not be allowed to collect, test, process and store new cord blood from Nov 26

Cordlife will now be allowed only to maintain the storage of existing cord blood units, and perform limited actions like facilitating their transfer to other cord blood banks.

The New York Times: U.S. Nuclear Arms Chief Warns Against Leaks of Secret Information

The email sent to atom bomb officials by Brandon Williams highlights the managerial challenge faced by the former one-term congressman.

CNN: Anti-abortion doctors urge Supreme Court to keep mifepristone restrictions in place

A group of doctors opposed to abortion asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to restrict access to a key medication abortion drug while other legal challenges play out, as Wednesday night's deadline for the court to act approaches.

The Straits Times: From stalemate to a hug: Volunteer court mediator who ended tenant-landlord spat among 27 honoured

The mediator, Ms Ng Lee Lee, is a recipient of the Outstanding Court Volunteer Award.

The New York Times: Democrats Say F.B.I. Is Investigating Them, and U.S. Plans Gaza Compounds

Plus, some piping hot Thanksgiving takes.

CNN: McCarthy makes plea for Republicans to back debt ceiling plan

Speaker Kevin McCarthy made a plea to House Republicans during a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning to back his debt ceiling plan, telling them that although it doesn't have to include everything they want, it will help get him to the negotiating table with President Joe Biden. [...]

The Straits Times: OBUs to alert motorists to real-time traffic disruptions from Nov 26: LTA

Notifications will be progressively rolled out to cover more roads in the coming months, LTA said.

The New York Times: The Question Hanging Over Peace Talks: What Will Putin Accept?

A U.S. proposal may cross a number of red lines for the Russian leader, who sees little to lose and much to potentially gain from continuing to fight.

CNN: Supreme Court seems sympathetic to postal worker who didn't work Sundays in dispute over religious accommodations

The Supreme Court seemed to side with a former mail carrier, an evangelical Christian, who says the US Postal Service failed to accommodate his request to not work on Sundays.

The Straits Times: Private health insurers to allow policyholders to switch to new riders without additional underwriting

None of the insurers have confirmed if existing riders will be impacted.

The New York Times: The 2026 Putin Calendar Is Here: ‘ A Man for Every Season’

January shows the Russian leader astride a snowmobile. For February, he flips a judo partner. In August, he offers advice: “My recipe for energy: Sleep little, work a lot and don’t whine.”

CNN: China's economy is off to a solid start, rising 4.5% in Q1 2023

China's economy is off to a solid start in 2023 following its emergence from three years of strict pandemic restrictions.

The Straits Times: Mother pleads guilty to slapping son’s face, stepping on his leg, kicking his body

The boy's father made a police report over the abuse.

The New York Times: ‘Imperial Israel’ in the New Middle East

Despite a cease-fire with Hezbollah, almost daily strikes demonstrate an embolden Israel’s strategy to eliminate its enemies any time, anywhere.

CNN: Even when wives make as much as husbands, they still do more at home

• Four out of the five US metro areas with the lowest unemployment are in Florida. Here's why • Opinion: The overlooked problem with raising the retirement age for Social Security

The Straits Times: New NUS Medicine scholarship to strengthen Singapore’s mental health workforce

Recipients of the scholarship are encouraged to make a moral commitment to work in the mental health or related sectors.

The New York Times: Pope Leo to Visit Turkey and Lebanon

Leo XIV will meet political and religious leaders in Turkey and Lebanon, providing an early test of his geopolitical mettle. Here’s what to know.


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